"An Edge in the Kitchen," and "Mastering Knife Skills"

Tribune photo by Bill Hogan

"An Edge in the Kitchen" By Chad Ward (William Morrow, $34.95) "Mastering Knife Skills" By Norman Weinstein (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $35) What they are: Taken together, these two books amount to 454 pages on knives: what to buy, how to hold, how to sharpen, how to use and what sort of cutting board to use them on. Who knew knives could be so complicated?

"An Edge in the Kitchen" By Chad Ward (William Morrow, $34.95) "Mastering Knife Skills" By Norman Weinstein (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $35) What they are: Taken together, these two books amount to 454 pages on knives: what to buy, how to hold, how to sharpen, how to use and what sort of cutting board to use them on. Who knew knives could be so complicated? (Tribune photo by Bill Hogan)

"An Edge in the Kitchen" By Chad Ward (William Morrow, $34.95) "Mastering Knife Skills" By Norman Weinstein (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $35) What they are: Taken together, these two books amount to 454 pages on knives: what to buy, how to hold, how to sharpen, how to use and what sort of cutting board to use them on. Who knew knives could be so complicated?